Basque Country Prayer Points for November 2024
Prayer Points and verse for the month:
Prayers points:
- The flooding that happened in the Valencia region continues to be a major topic. Aid is still needed to support those who were impacted, workers to help clean-up from the devastation and people are looking to understand why and how this happened.
- Pray for those impacted, the aid/relief workers and peace as people work to understand why.
- November 25 is the day against male (domestic) violence. They shared some of the statistics from the last year and they have seen a ~7% increase from the same period as last year. About 6,000 women have received protection from the Ertzaintza (Basque Police) this year.
- Pray for leaders as they look for solutions to reduce male violence, those who help protect and serve those affected, those affected and those who are the aggressors.
- A leader in the Basque government is highlighting a concern about the declining usage of the Basque language in daily life. A resolution was presented to the European Language Equality Network (ELEN) and passed which further supported the concern. They are looking for ways to revitalize its usage and make it more commonly used.
- Pray for leaders as they look for ways to preserve the Basque language.
- Germany is the second largest buyer of products from factories located in Basque Country. Through the first 8 months of 2024, Germany has bought ~17€ million less than over the same period from 2023. Further data shows that the German economy may be moving into a contraction period.
- Pray for the economies of Germany and the Basque Country as they look to understand these changes and adjust.
- Spain is considering making a change to the legal limit of alcohol in the system after being the same for 35 years. It is currently at 0.5g/l and they are considering reducing it to be 0.2g/l.
- Pray for those who are political leaders, officers who enforce the limits, victims of drivers under the influence and those who make a choice to drive under the influence.
- The Basque University System is about to elect a new leader for the first time in 16 years. The term is for 6 years and the previous years only saw 1 candidate run. This time there are two candidates. The university has quite the world wide reputation being listed in the Top 400 in the Shanghai rating system, with some programs being in the top 200.
- Pray for the candidates, those who are voting, the students and next steps the university will take with the new leader.
The verse for the month:
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV